Tag: shooting
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Firearm Care Basics
Keep your guns in fire-ready condition. That means: Go mild unless hard buildup requires stronger. 2. Immediately follow that up with lubrication. Apply grease, oil or CLP to the right parts. 3. Remove excess. Wet guns or caked up surfaces is bad. Avoid mixing different chemicals to avoid issues. Shooting at the range or in…
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Gun Rights always under Attack, Possibly from within Firearm Industry via Anti-Gun Investors
Could the Anti-Gun Lobby be connected to nefarious actors from within Firearms Industry, or could there just be really bad high wealth investors It is impossible to separate Second Amendment rights from participation in the firearms industry. Amazingly, there are people in this business who are somehow misaligned with contradictory forces. Believe it or not,…
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Competitive Sport Shooting
So many organizations. So many disciplines to choose from for shooters United States Practical Shooting Association aka USPSA is speed and accuracy oriented and is better known for the different classes of handguns than the rifle and shotgun divisions. Widely recognized with a big network. International Defensive Pistol Association aka IDPA is literally about what…
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Adventures in Gun Cleaning
I guess the need to inform and educate people will never end. That’s ok. That’s why we are here. A call comes in asking about what to do, or wondering why something happened. Of course, it all begins with following instructions. Maybe that’s why they shouldn’t have insisted on sitting in the back the classroom…
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All Guns Need to be Cleaned and Lubed despite wild claims and out of control egos in the industry
When you go into a gun shop and speak with an experienced salesman behind the counter, especially the owner, you want to assume that they know what they are talking about. This is especially true if they themselves are active shooters if not serious competitive shooters. Well, that could be a mistake. Even though they…
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Gun Care Talk: Tricks and Work-Arounds in a Pinch
Sometimes I hear about people having trouble with accessory brushes not easily fitting cleaning rods. Well … If the brush or more likely a loaded patch holder isn’t moving thru easy at all. A bore cleaning rope that is a big too tight to fit down the bore on the first pass. If oil is…
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Solving Problems For Gun Owner Customers New and Old
Tetra Gun has been in business for 40 years now serving the greater firearms industry as well as other outdoor sports and industrial markets. Of course, as is the case, new gun owners find us and hopefully solve their problems with figuring out best practices in cleaning and lubricating gunmetal. At the IWA Outdoor Classics…
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Air Rifle Care is Important but Different than Firearms
The most common air rifle calibers are .177, .20, .22, and .25, with even larger rounds available, including those used for less lethal law enforcement applications. Air rifles are not legally considered firearms, at least not equal legally in most terms, but there are very obvious differences, such as the method of propulsion, “air” having…
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Down the Barrel: Shotgun Shooting and then Cleaning that 12 Gauge Bore
Out for deer hunting, or maybe range time for some skeet shooting or clays. Even after a few rounds, you want to at least dry swab out any light carbon fouling. If you let it sit, accumulation will fester. The easiest product we have is the 34″ Bore Mop Rod which is simply a full…
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Tetra Gun Cleaning & Lubricant Formula Checklist and overall Product Review
Tetra is best known for its flagship Tetra Gun Grease, Tetra Lubricant, Triple Action CLP and Lubricating Wipes, as well as the Gun Lube Spray and Action Blaster cleaner degreaser aerosols – in other words, core chemicals. The foaming bore solvent has grown in popularity in recent years, not to mention the new Suppressor Cleaner…
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